THE REAL DRUG PROBLEM

Forgetting to Take Them

Misuse of Meds = $213B of Avoidable U.S. Healthcare Costs

The link between medication non-adherence and re-admission in hospitals and nursing homes has been well established. Medication non-compliance is as dangerous and costly as many illnesses.It has been shown that the medication adherence of the average chronically-ill patient drops to 50% after one year and to less than 33% after three years on medications, resulting in devastating health outcomes and poor care efficiency.Non-adherence causes 30-50% of treatment failures and 125,000 deaths annually in the US, leads to up to 25% of hospital and nursing home admissions, and is becoming an international epidemic.Managing patients’ medication adherence and elevating it to satisfactory levels is critical for improving healthcare outcomes and lowering its costs.